Trivia

Holds the record for most knockouts by a professional fighter, 145.

Was brother-in-law of Sidney Poitier.

Had a boxing-glove shaped swimming pool at his home in San Diego.

Was friends with Floyd Patterson.

Inducted into the World Boxing Hall of Fame, 1980.

Memorable for his excellent portrayal of the runaway slave Jim, in The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1960).

Inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame, 1990.

Knocked down undefeated World Heavyweight Champion Rocky Marciano, but was knocked out himself in the 9th round.

Light-heavyweight prizefighter; World Champion in his weight class (175-pound limit) from 1952 to 1960.

Appeared on the TV show, You Bet Your Life (1950) after his knockout loss to Rocky Marciano. Moore told host Groucho Marx that he wanted a rematch with Marciano. Marciano retired and the rematch never took place.

Moore was cremated and is interred in a niche at Cypress View Mausoleum and Crematory, in San Diego.

Moore was knocked out by heavyweight champions Ezzard Charles 8 rounds, Rocky Marciano 9 rounds, Floyd Patterson 5 rounds and Muhammad Ali 4 rounds.

Fought Shorty Hogue three times, losing the first bout (Hogue's pro debut), the second bout in 1941, and winning their last bout (Hogue's last fight).

Upon his death, his remains were cremated and interred at Cypress View Mausoleum and Crematory in San Diego, California. His location plot is Apostle Gallery, niche 401, in an urn.

Has three daughters: Rena, J'Marie, and Elizabeth, Four sons: Archie Jr., Billy, Anthony, and D'Angelo, and two grandchildren.

Biography in: "American National Biography". Supplement 1, pp. 425-427. New York: Oxford University Press, 2002.

Pro Wrestling Referee.

Inducted into the St. Louis Hall of Fame in 2002.

Inducted into the California Boxing Hall of Fame in 2006.

Has one sister Rachel.

Son of Thomas Wright, and Lorena Reyold Wright.

His son: Hardy Moore predeceased, him.

Named the 29th greatest heavyweight of all-time by The Ring Magazine in 1998.

Father of J'Marie Moore.